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Government Printing Office, 1880-12-31. Hardcover. Good. 0x0x0. Part II, concerning Railroad Regulation, Pooling, etc. 3/4 leather over marbled boards. Marbled end pages. Good binding and cover. Shelf wear. Rubbing to leather. vii, [1], 239 pp. 3 color fold out maps showing railroad lines. Map no. 2 torn. Interstate Library Commission stamps. The relation of the railroads to the public interests.
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Report on the Internal Commerce of the United States, By the Chief of the Bureau of Statistics, Treasury Department
by Nimmo, Joseph Jr
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT. REPORT ON THE INTERNAL COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES...COMMERCE AND NAVIGATIO
by Nimmo, Jr., Joseph
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Washington, 1885. vi,[2],172pp. plus errata slip and two sets of the two large folding maps. Cloth, leather label. Small chips in the edges of the first and final leaves, but with no loss of text. Maps printed on brittle paper and with several splits at folds, but with no loss of content. Overall very good. A detailed report on the internal commerce systems of the United States, with an emphasis on railroad transport. There are detailed descriptions of railroad lines with statistical analyses of their rates and use, and an extended discussion on the transportation of wheat. There is also much information on the tonnage of vessels passing through ports, steamship transportation statistics, etc. This copy of Nimmo's report contains two sets of the two folding maps, which so the transportation lines west and east of the Mississippi. The prolific Nimmo is best known for his report on the range cattle industry, which also appeared in 1885 and is one of the "Big Four" cattle books.
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Treasury Department Report on the Internal Commerce of the United States, submitted December 1, 1879. Commerce and Navigation [With eight railroad maps to rear]
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Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1879. Very Good. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1879. First Edition. Octavo. 250 pp.; errata slip; eight fold-out railroad maps to rear, two with color. Brown cloth with gilt stamping to spine. Boards scuffed and rubbed; gilt dulled; corners bumped. Binding is sound. Light foxing to edges of text block and mild spotting to endpapers. A few tears to maps, though all complete and generally only with mild wear. Includes a map of the principal transportation lines west of Chicago, St. Louis, and New Orleans, in addition to seven others. Scarce; a Very Good copy.
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT, REPORT ON THE INTERNAL COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES, BY JOSEPH NIMMO, JR., CHIEF OF THE BUREAU OF STATISTICS, TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
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Washington: Government Printing Office, 1885., 1885. First edition. First edition. 8vo. Original full cloth, [1]-562 pp., 23.5 x 16 cm., 5 large folding maps in rear, tables, appendices. Six Score 81 says, "One of the "big four" cattle books; an indispensable source for research in the field. This issue, the "Treasury" issue, is the most desirable because of its maps and apparent priority of issue. It is a unique collection, and should be an early point of reference for anyone interested in this period. It contains more solid facts than any other primary source of the time." Herd 1674 says "Rare." "This book is held to be among the most important of the "big four" cattle books, and its contents were compiled by experts on the subject." Merrill p. 9 says, "The book deals with a unique subject, almost forgotten, a proposed cattle trail to connect Fort Griffin and Dodge City Trail at Fort Supply, Indian Territory, and proceed thence by a…
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